Last week we alerted you of the horrible decision made by Mark Martin, a Pennsylvania Magistrate Judge in Cumberland County who dismissed charges against a Muslim man who assaulted another man who was dressed in a Muhammad costume during a Halloween parade. Judge Martin not only did he let off the attacker, he lectured the victim for insulting Islam.

We wish this was an isolated instance, but sadly, this has become a trend. The voters in Oklahoma, with over 70% of the vote, approved a referendum stating that Sharia Law, or any other law, cannot supplant the U.S. Constitution. The 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals overturned the will of the people, and in effect has given a green light for the use of Shariah law in the U.S. Courts. Moreover, a recent study by the Center for Security Policy found that 50 appellate court cases from 23 states that involve conflicts between Shariah law and American state law. The analysis finds that Shariah has been applied or formally recognized in state court decisions, in conflict with the Constitution and state public policy.

Shariah law is here. We must get the word out to the American people before this Stealth Jihad destroys the U.S. Constitution. That attack is already underway and we must act fast. The Freedom Center acts as the early warning radar in these fights. We are running ads in newspapers across central Pennsylvania to alert the citizens of the Commonwealth to the dangers in their own back yard. We need to expose this Judge and others like him and wake up America to this threat. Our initial ad campaign will cost $50,000. That will get us almost 20 papers and online sites that will be read by thousands in Judge Martin's backyard.

Last fall, a Muslim attacked a Pennsylvania man name Ernest Perce who had dressed up like Mohammed for a Halloween parade. The attack was caught on film, witnessed by dozens of parade watchers, and verified by a policeman.

The Muslim was charged. But when he was brought before Cumberland County Judge Mark Martin, the judge dismissed the assault charges against the Muslim and dressed down the Pennsylvania man for being insensitive to the Muslim religion. Not only did Martin rule in favor of the Muslim attacker, he lectured Ernest Perce for insulting Islam: "Islam is not just a religion, it's their culture. It's their very essence their very being… And what you've done is, you've complete trashed their essence, their being. They find it very, very, very offensive. I find it offensive."

Guess what—I'm offended too, but for an entirely different reason. This Sharia law sympathy is part of a pattern. We have identified similar cases in at least 20 states where a full-scale campaign has been launched by American Muslim organizations seeking to push Sharia law ahead of constitutional law.

Judge Martin, the man who told the attack victim he was "way outside the bounds of his first amendment rights," was completely out of line. Worse, his behavior sets a horrible precedent. Martin's blind ignorance of the constitution has opened the door for Muslims to legally attack Americans who they feel offends them on religious grounds.

That's why the Freedom Center has launched an information campaign, complete with newspaper ads that we plan to run in select papers in Pennsylvania, exposing Martin's disregard for individual rights and his work to protect Muslims at any cost. We'll also run a larger scale campaign to educate Americans about Sharia law and how Muslim groups, including the insidious Muslim Brotherhood, are intimidating local officials in communities and on campuses throughout the country.

How powerful are the forces we face? Judge Martin's decision shows us how what Robert Spencer calls the "stealth jihad" is working to allow Muslims to give their faith the force of law in America. There are many other courtrooms around the nation where Islam has been allowed to trump the Constitution in taking away Americans' first amendment rights.

Please take a moment right now to help the Freedom Center stop this encroachment before it goes any further. We need to draw a line at what just happened in a Pennsylvania courthouse. You have long stood with me and the Freedom Center. I am truly grateful. But we cannot and will not rest. You and I must remain vigilant and ready to defend our freedoms and the American way of life during this trying times. Thank you so much.

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